CHAPTER 23

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"Damini kahi nahi jayegi." Bhargav's firm voice made her look at him.

"Yeh kya keh rahe ho Bhargav ? Tum nahi jaante yeh kanya ke karan kitne aatankit huye hai hum." Another man said.

"Jaanta hu kaka. Kintu aap galat hai yaha. Aap sab Damini ke karan nahi apetu Kumukh ke vaasna ke karan aatankit huye hai. Isme uss bechari kanya ka koi dosh nahi hai." He said.

"Yadi hum Damini ko Kumukh saup de toh yeh baat hi khatam." One lady said.

"Ek stree hoke aap aise vachan kaise bol sakti hai Kaki ? Aur kya ho gaya hai aap sab ko ? Hum uss sabhyata se hai jaha streeyo ke sammaan ki raksha hetu purush apne praan tyaagne ko sajj rehte hai. Aur yadi kal ko Kumukh ki ku-drishti aapki kanyao par padi toh kya aap apni putriyo ko saup denge use ?" Bhargav said.

Damini looked at him with teary eyes, as a small smile appeared on her face.

"Satya kaha putra. Damini kahi nahi jayegi. Woh humare sharan mei surakshit hai." Padmamukh said.

"Acharya ji, toh humara kya ? Hum aise hi aatankit hote rahe ?" Another man asked.

"Nahi. Yadi punah Asuro ka aakraman hota hai, toh saugandh hai mujhe Maa Bhagvati ki, ek-ek ko yamlok ke dwaar pahucha dunga." Bhargav assured.

Aparna smiled at her son and then looked at the worried neighbours, their anger and concerns were justified and they deserved to be relieved of their worries.

"Aap sab chinta na kare. Mera Putra swayam Bhagwaan Parshuram ka shishya hai. Unhi ki kripa se yeh 7 prakar ke yudh mei nipurn hai. Saptyuddh hai yeh. Bhargav hum sabki suraksha sunishchit karega." Aparna said calmly.

"Ab aap sab jaa ke vishram kare." Padmamukh said.

The neighbour hesitantly nodded and left, still very concerned about their safety and well-being of loved ones. After they were gone, Aparna turned to Damini and caressed her head.

"Jaake bhojan karlo putri, aur chintit na hona. Hum sab tumhare saath hai." She said, Damini nodded and went back to the room.

She sat down in front of the idol of Harihareshwari, wiping her tears.

"Pata hai sakhi, aaj Bhargav ne mera paksh liya. Satya mei, woh samarth aur sadachaar ke pratik hai." Damini said smiling widely.

She then took the plate of food in front of the idol which she had offered as Bhog. Damini prefered to only eat the prasaad of her dear sakhi. Chewing a bite, a thought came to her mind.

"Ascharya ki baat hai sakhi, jo anand mujhe aapko bhog laga ke ata hai waisa hi Anand mujhe aaj Bhargav ko bhojan parosane mei mila." Damini said.

All her words were patiently being heard by Vidyashree, who was still sitting at the Maha-Shaashtraath, occasionally looking at the southern direction whenever Damini talked to her.

'Hum ek hi toh hai sakhi.' Vidyashree smiled before turning her head back at Narad Muni, who read each and every shlok from the Upanishads.

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Both Vidyashree and Damini having long distance conversation like how we do today with our besties 🤣🤣🤣

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